Bind

While originally yo yos were usually responsive they returned to your hand with a light tug on the string, in the last few years a playing style has evolved that requires an unresponsive yo yo. With these yo yos, you have to wind string into the gap in order to generate enough friction to make the yo yo return. This technique is called binding.A lot of different binding styles have evolved over the years, some of which can be seen in the YouTube video linked from the Infobox. This article introduces the most common binds.